Age of Darkness-Warhammer 30k/2.0 Tactics/Legio Custodes Tactics

"The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant!"

– The Emperor

This is the current tactics page for the Legio Custodes in HH 2.0. The 1.0 tactics can be found here

For the generals on how to play the game and the basics on listbuilding (as well as other tactica rules), you may want the General tactics page. You may also find the Horus Heresy general thread as "/HHG/" on /tg/.

Why play the Legio Custodes

Because in an age where Space Marines are the standard troops, you shall stand out as the elite. Because while the you're loyalty shall never be questioned. Because you are the real "finest Warriors". Because gold never goes out of style. Because your troops put Legion terminators to shame, and your terminators scare Space Marine characters into running away.

And because your one of the few 30k factions with a decent amount of your range available in plastic.

Core Warlord traits

• Golden Exemplar: Your only warlord trait and the one you MUST take. All combats within 12" of the warlord add +1 to the wounds caused when calculating combat resolution, and when engaged in a challenge the warlord gains +1 attack and initiative. Extra Reactions are for pussies anyway.

Special Rules

• The Legio custodes rule gives your models bonuses when engaged with Nemesis units:
  • +1 attack
  • +1 to charge rolls
  • Always hit on a 4+ unless challenging a Primarch or fighting a unit that is only made up of a Primarch.

Nemesis units include:

• units with Primarch, Dreadnought, Monstrous, Reinforced, Bombard, Daemon, Corrupted, Super-heavy, Unique or Knight units
• Units with the majority of models have a WS, BS, Initiative or wounds equal or higher than 5
• The enemy Warlord.

Army Tactics

Warhammer 30,000 Tactics Articles
General Tactics	General (7E) Movement (7E) Psychic (7E) Fortifications (7E)
Imperium	Legiones Astartes (7E)
	Legio Custodes (7E) Sisters of Silence (7E) Mechanicum (Legio Mechanicum • Taghmata Omnissiah)
	Questoris Knights (7E) Solar Auxilia (7E) Imperialis Militia (7E)
Chaos	Ruinstorm Daemons (7E • 7E Codex) Warp Cults(7E)